Mezzanine card design makes FPGA integration easyProduct News 4/29/2008 Post a commentVMETRO announced its first FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC/VITA 57) module dubbed the ADC510, which is available in air-cooled and conduction-cooled rugged versions, integrates two 12-bit 500MHz A/D chips for use in DSP applications such as Signal Intelligence (SIGINT), Electronic Counter Measures (ECM), and Radar.

Cray links with Intel in super dealNews & Analysis 4/28/2008 Post a commentCray Inc., which once used only CPUs from Advanced Micro Devices, plans to develop a range of supercomputers and processor and interconnect technologies with Intel Corp. as part of a broad agreement between the two companies.

Synopsys debuts 5 GHz PCI express coreProduct News 4/28/2008 Post a commentSynopsys officially rolls out a silicon core for PCI Express 2.0 April 28, claiming the 5 GHz technology is beginning to get attention from designers at a time when experts say the industry is moving at a relatively slow pace down the Express road map.

Infineon chips in for Samsung's HEDGE phonesNews & Analysis 4/23/2008 Post a commentInfineon Technologies AG (Munich, Germany) has scored a major win in the mobile handsets sector, with number two supplier Samsung Electronics deploying the German chip maker's XMM High Speed Data packet Access (HSDPA) platform.

SigmaTel OK's bid from Freescale, pushes ref design for PNDsProduct News 4/22/2008 Post a commentShareholders of SigmaTel (Austin, TX) have approved the acquisition of the analog IC specialist and the deal, valued at about $110 million, is expected to close by the end of April. At the same time, SigmaTel has introduced a version of its STMP37xx processor reference design targeted at the portable navigation GPS market, which it says enables sub-$99 portable navigation devices (PNDs).

HD transcoding platform improves speed and reduces costProduct News 4/21/2008 Post a commentThis technology, which combines Masstech's transformation software MassTransIt with the use of the RapidMind platform, is part of the growing trend of broadcasters using off-the-shelf hardware instead of traditionally premium-priced proprietary equipment.

Kontron promotes COM Express Nano standardNews & Analysis 4/18/2008 Post a commentBoard computer manufacturer Kontron AG (Eching, Germany) has launched a foray to standardize the 'Nano' extension to the design guidelines for the Computer-on-Module (COM) Express format. With the move, the company wants to prevent that differing implementations cause uncertainties in the market.

Inphi targets acquisitions, IPONews & Analysis 4/15/2008 Post a commentHigh speed analog components specialist Inphi Corporation (Westlake Village, Calif.) is looking to acquire companies in its areas of expertise, according to Ron Torten, vice president of sales at the company.

Via enters COM Express marketNews & Analysis 4/14/2008 Post a commentEmbedded devices vendor Via Technologies announced to expand its embedded board portfolio to include modules compliant to the COM Express industry standard. With its offer, the company addresses large OEMs only.

NXP RFID encryption crackedProduct News 4/1/2008 Post a commentThe Chaos Computer Club (Hamburg, Germany) has cracked the encryption scheme of NXPs popular Mifare Classic RFID chip. The device is used in many contactless smartcard applications including fare collection, loyalty cards or access control cards. NXP downplays the significance of the hack.